Friday, November 23, 2007

Follow-up: Spaniard freed despite attacking Ecuadorian girl

Remember the Spaniard accused of verbally berating and physically assaulting an Ecuadorian girl on the Barcelona metro in early October? On Wednesday, a court from that city ruled that he can still remain free pending his upcoming trail:

The court rejected the appeals presented by prosecutors and the lawyers of the minor, according to the Spanish press yesterday.

The court’s resolution maintains that “neither the possible punishment imposed on him or his own personal circumstances…(prove that he) would risk being a fugitive from justice.” –[ed. Personal translation]

According to another report, the court acknowledged that Sergi Xavier Martin called the girl an “immigrant bitch” and “slut” yet that was insufficient to try him as a “xenophobe.”

Meanwhile, the Ecuadorian ambassador to Spain assured that they will be “alert and vigilant” to ensure that the “entire weight of the law falls” on Martin.

Below is a Spanish TV report on the attack:

Sources (English)- The Latin Americanist, YouTube

Sources (Spanish)- El Tiempo, El Comercio, El Universo

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:37 AM

    This is one sick fucker. Too bad the so-called 'socialist' government of Zapatero is too cowed by the rightwing Spanish oligarchy to fociferously attack this behavior.

    The Spanish 'socialists' are now part of modern US-lead fascism--albeit a junior partner in the imperial global terror network.

    This punk that smacks the girl is merely a symptom of the disease that is well rooted in European and US culture.

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  2. Anonymous5:37 PM

    I totally agreed with your comment on "the so called socialist goverment" But as a foreiger (Hispanic) that has lived in Europe (not in Spain but I have been in disgusting Barcelona as a tourist and felt the racism) I must tell you that incidents like these will not be tolerated in the US. I lived in NYC and altought racism is everywhere the authorities will never tolerate an act like that against a MINOR and with so MANY proofs.
    Bravo Spain....you suck! The US may not be perfect but if I have to choose I will choose the later.

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  3. what the hell is this??? men and what happen with that chicken-wuss sit in the train? men I don't know what make feel more anger, if this stupid bastard racist ot the coward that stay sit and do nothing, damn it!!! sorry for the expressions but this situation really fucking piss me off.

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